THE OLD SCHOOL
PRESS

Recently published:Paper Making by Hand in 1953
An account of the process used at Hayle Mill by Barcham Green

The Lost Colours of the Cyclades
Why are so many places in the Greek islands painted white?

Books
in PrintTo see all our books in print click here:

The press at workTo see how our books are printed click here:

The Old School Press prints and publishes
new texts in limited editions with specially commissioned illustrations. We use
traditional letterpress printing techniques - metal type and fine papers - and
our books are hand-bound to our designs.

We like to print new and interesting texts.
When it comes to design our aim is always to
find a combination of text, illustration, typeface, papers, and binding that
makes a unified whole. Our books are generally illustrated, often with specially
commissioned work from artists working in a variety of media which to date have
included watercolour, linocut, wood engraving, wood cuts, line drawing, pastels,
digital, photography, and pochoir.

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There are many highways and byways on this
site. To get around use the buttons on the left. The
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If you are a
binder and like to obtain unbound sets of sheets you will find that we often
reserve a small proportion of an edition in sheets for binders and at a large
discount. Look for books with the
sign,
which will tell you how many sections are involved, and click on the
button on the left for a list of books available in sheets.

I occasionally prune my own collection of books, printing ephemera,
and printing materials and have some items for sale .